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Migrating From LCS 2005 To OCS 2007

Tom LacianoSr. Program ManagerMicrosoft

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Session Objectives And Takeaways

Supported Method to migrate from LCS to OCSDocumentation and Tools AvailableRequired and suggested hotfixes

Coexistence issues to be mindful ofSuggestions to minimize end user frustrations

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Documentation and ToolsOnline Migration documentation:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb894708.aspxDownloadable Documentation:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb676082.aspxOnline Communicator Guide: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb899415.aspx

Office Communications Server 2007 Best Practices Analyzer (RTCBPA):http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1B90993C-072A-4C84-B385-B76D23B2F27C&displaylang=enOffice Communications Server Planning Tool

Hotfixes

Required for LCS 2005 SP1 install the following QFE's in order

KB 911996 QFEKB 921543 QFE

Recommended Client UpdatesOC 2007 KB 943083OC 2005 KB 942897

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P=Upgrade Your Perimeter Network and Director

The Six Step Process

I=Deploy Internal OCS and Migrate Users

N=Enable Users for Enhanced Presence and New Features and Roll Out New Clients

G=Grow the edge with Web Conf. Edge and A/V Edge Servers

M=Continue Phased Migration of users

E=Eliminate (Deprecate) Your LCS 2005 SP1 Servers

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Steps In Perimeter Network

DNSDeploy New Edge ServerCertificatesInternal RoutingReverse ProxyFirewall RulesDeploy Director (optional)Remove LCS 2005 SP1 AP and Director

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Perimeter Completed

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LCS 2005 SP1 OCS 2007OCS 2007

Coexistence And Active Directory

LCS 2005 SP1 and OCS 2007 can coexist OCS 2007 does not impact AD existing LCS 2005 SP1

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Steps To Deploy Internal OCS

Active DirectoryDeploy OCS 2007OCS 2007 Archiving Service, if requiredVerify User ReplicationBackup LCS 2005 SP1 user data Move users Continue using Office Communicator 2005

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Tips And Tricks

Repurpose ServersShared SQL Back End Supported

SQLSQL

LCS 2005 SP1 Enterprise PoolLCS 2005 SP1 Enterprise Pool OCS 2007 Enterprise PoolOCS 2007 Enterprise Pool

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Steps To Deploy New Features

1. OCS 2007 MMC Configure Users2. Enhanced Presence**3. Archiving4. Meeting Policy5. Enterprise Voice Policy6. Migrate Remote Call Control settings7. Deploy Live Meeting Console & Outlook Add-in8. Deploy OC 2007

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Client/Server InteropN

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Client Server ExperienceN

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Move Users

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Steps To Grow The Edge

Web conferencing edge serverAdd A/V Edge ServerCertificatesReverse Proxy

Download meeting contentDistribution Group expansionAddress Book Download

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Steps To Migrate More Users

Live Meeting Console and Outlook Add-inMigrate usersEnable Enhanced PresenceDeploy OC 2007Client Version Filter

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Tips And Tricks

Client Deployment StrategiesPhased

Consider co-existenceConsider roaming usersRecommend department at once

Company at OnceNetwork Intensive

Client DeploymentAddress Book download

AdhocSelf-signup websiteEasy to Script, hard to manageCo-existence

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Steps To Eliminate LCS 2005SP1

1. Verify no users on LCS 2005 SP1

For Standard Edition: 2. Deactivate LCS 2005 SP13. Uninstall LCS 2005 SP14.

For Enterprise Edition:5. Deactivate each FE6. Uninstall LCS 2005 SP1 (except last server)7. Remove the Enterprise pool

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Coexistence Issues (1 of 2)

Enhanced Presence set – these won’t workOC 2005CWA 2005CoMo 2005

OCS 2007 A/V and Web conferencingOC 2005 client onlyUser on LCS 2005 SP1 with Live Meeting client able to attend

Communicator Mobile 2005 (1.0) through OCS 2007 Edge won’t work

Coexistence Issues (2 of 2)

Archiving interoperability is not supportedCheck third-party application compatibilityNetwork of Origin (NOO)Load Balancers with Single FEhttp://blogs.technet.com/chlacy

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Tips And Tricks

Cross Forest MigrationResource Forest vs. FederationConsider Exchange UMGAL Synchronization provides full Address Book

NOTE: msRTCSIP-PrimaryUserAddress must be in ProxyAddresses as EUM

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Key Takeaways

OCS 2007 servers coexist with LCS 2005 SP1 serversUpgrading from LCS 2005 SP1 to OCS 2007 is a side-by-side install and migrationPlanning required for the transition to enhanced presence for the usersDeployments enabled for external access should be migrated to OCS 2007 outside-in

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ResourcesTechnical Communities, Webcasts, Blogs, Chats and User Groupshttp://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx

Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) & TechNet http://microsoft.com/msdn http://microsoft.com/technet

Trial Software and Virtual Labshttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/downloads/trials/default.mspx

Microsoft Learning and Certificationhttp://www.microsoft.com/learning/default.mspx

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